[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7387 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7387

 To reiterate the support of the Congress of the United States for the 
      North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2024

 Mr. Panetta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reiterate the support of the Congress of the United States for the 
      North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``NATO Support Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that:
            (1) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (referred to as 
        ``NATO''), which came into being through the North Atlantic 
        Treaty, which entered into force on April 4, 1949, between the 
        United States and the other founding members of the North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization, has served as a pillar of 
        international peace and stability, a critical component of 
        United States security, and a deterrent against adversaries and 
        external threats.
            (2) The House of Representatives affirmed in H. Res. 397, 
        on June 27, 2017, that--
                    (A) NATO is one of the most successful military 
                alliances in history, deterring the outbreak of another 
                world war, protecting the territorial integrity of its 
                members, and concluding the Cold War peacefully;
                    (B) NATO remains the foundation of United States 
                foreign policy to promote a Europe that is prosperous, 
                free, and at peace;
                    (C) the United States is solemnly committed to the 
                North Atlantic Treaty Organization's principle of 
                collective defense as enumerated in Article 5 of the 
                North Atlantic Treaty; and
                    (D) the House of Representatives--
                            (i) condemns any threat to the sovereignty, 
                        territorial integrity, freedom, and democracy 
                        of any NATO ally;
                            (ii) supports the decision at the NATO 
                        Wales Summit in 2014 that each alliance member 
                        aim to spend at least 2 percent of its nation's 
                        gross domestic product on defense by 2024;
                            (iii) strongly supports collaboration with 
                        NATO allies to enforce Ukraine's territorial 
                        integrity against unprovoked aggression from 
                        the Russian Federation;
                            (iv) recognizes the advantages that 
                        multinational training exercises and joint 
                        research and education programs with NATO 
                        allies have offered for interoperability and 
                        readiness; and
                            (v) welcomes the addition of Finland as the 
                        31st member of the NATO Alliance and supports 
                        the swift accession of Sweden as an additional 
                        member.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the President shall not withdraw the United States from 
        NATO; and
            (2) the case Goldwater v. Carter is not controlling legal 
        precedent with respect to the withdrawal of the United States 
        from a treaty.

SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States--
            (1) to remain a member in good standing of NATO;
            (2) to reject any efforts to withdraw the United States 
        from NATO, or to indirectly withdraw from NATO by condemning or 
        reducing contributions to NATO structures, activities, or 
        operations, in a manner that creates a de facto withdrawal;
            (3) to continue to work with NATO members to meet their 
        2014 Wales Defense Investment Pledge commitments; and
            (4) to support robust United States funding for the 
        European Deterrence Initiative, which increases the ability of 
        the United States and its allies to deter and defend against 
        Russian aggression.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS TO WITHDRAW FROM NATO.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds are authorized 
to be appropriated, obligated, or expended to take any action to 
withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at 
Washington, DC, on April 4, 1949, between the United States and the 
other founding members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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